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Ryan, Liz – Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2023
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) invests in mentoring programs and services to help ensure positive outcomes for youth. Successful mentoring relationships have been shown to increase youth's self-esteem, improve academic achievement, and steer them away from delinquency, substance use, and other high-risk…
Descriptors: Mentors, Juvenile Justice, Delinquency Prevention, Federal Programs
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Joel M. Hektner; Debarati Kole; Vimbayi Chinopfuktwa; Shawn L. Carlson – Journal of Youth Development, 2024
More than 1.6 million children and youth in the United States attend 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLCs), which are federally funded after-school programs available in each state, particularly for students who attend high poverty and low-performing schools (US Department of Education, 2020). These 10,125 centers are intended to do…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, 21st Century Skills, Disadvantaged Schools
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Yaryan, Ruby B. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1973
Discusses the formation of the Interdepartmental Council to Coordinate All Federal Juvenile Delinquency Programs, outlines National Policy Objectives, and reviews efforts at research and evaluation. (EH)
Descriptors: Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Federal Programs
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Bureau of Work-Training Programs. – 1968
The successful operations of the Neighborhood Youth Corps are described in this Department of Labor document. The publication consists of brief comments about the program's achievements in various cities and includes some graphic and statistical presentations. (NH)
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Federal Programs
Andrews, Chyrl; McKinney, Kay – Juvenile Justice, 2000
The Tribal Youth Program, administered by the Department of Justice, awards 3-year grants supporting tribal efforts to prevent and control juvenile crime and to improve reservation juvenile justice systems. Programs include mental health programs, research and evaluation, educational programs addressing communication skills and juvenile crime,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Education, Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Social Welfare Development and Research Center. – 1973
A summary and highlight of the significant developments, major accomplishments and important research findings of the three years of operation of the Honolulu Buddy System Project is contained in this document. In addition, the implications that the research data have generated, along with further directions to be explored are included. Most…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Court Role, Cross Age Teaching